Des Moines police are investigating a burglary reported hours after it happened Tuesday.

Officers were called to a home in the 3600 block of Southeast 23rd Street about 6:28 p.m. after a man reported items missing.

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He told police that earlier in the day he was backing out of his driveway about 11 to 11:45 a.m. and saw two individuals walking down the sidewalk near the home.

When he later returned home, he reported hearing several knocks at his front door while he was in the bathroom. When he came out, he said a man was opening the door and stepping inside.

The homeowner asked him why he was standing in his house.

The man said that he was "knocking on the door and it just opened." The man said he was looking for his dog and left in an unknown direction.

The homeowner later realized that his property box was missing from his bedroom and called the police.

During the investigation, a roommate reported that she was asleep about 11 a.m. when someone opened the door to her bedroom. She assumed it was her roommates, but later learned they were not home at the time.